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Find out what we fund through our mental health programme and our principles of funding. See a list of mental health funding opportunities launching in the next couple of…

Although we fund a wide range of activities, there are some things we don't fund.

Get information on the types of research that Wellcome funds in Discovery Research, including who we fund and what we don't fund.

Find out what we expect of researchers and organisations we fund, and what actions we may take if a researcher or organisation does not comply with Wellcome's terms and…

Cutting-edge science impacts our lives around the world. Society should ask as many questions as possible, writes Professor Joy Y. Zhang. But framing science as '…

Strep A is among the deadliest pathogens in the world – yet we’ve never prioritised making a vaccine. Emily Sohn uncovers the cost of ignoring this problem, and meets those…

Millions of people live with obesity in the UK, but the wider health risks of obesity are poorly understood. Dr Louise Hunter, a clinician and endocrinologist at the…

We don't accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. We only pay fees to recruitment agencies that we've instructed.

This report identifies what we do and don’t know about how interventions for youth anxiety and depression work. It also includes recommendations for future research to fill…

Exercise has been shown to improve depression, but we don’t know how it works exactly. We spoke to Professor Jonathan Roiser about his new research study that could help fill…

When Professor Henry Higgins instructed Eliza Doolittle that it was “Ay not I, O not Ow, Don’t say ‘Rine,’ say ‘Rain’”, he was drawing on years of experience as a professor…

Dr Rimona Weil, a neurologist and neuroscientist at University College London, tells us about how she's using advanced neuroimaging to better understand Parkinson's…

Kelly Vere, Director of Technical Skills and Strategy at the University of Nottingham, explains how she's been working to build a better culture for technicians.

John Torous and his team of clinicians, data scientists and app developers don’t look like your usual research team. But out-of-the-box thinking, as he explains, might be…

A roadmap to making lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments affordable and available, particularly to those living in low- and middle-income countries. 

By driving different, creative and fresh ways of thinking, diversity – in an inclusive environment – will help us work better together.

Why we don't support researchers funded by the tobacco industry.

The UK government’s new Research and Development People and Culture Strategy is a big step towards making research culture more open, inclusive and honest. Here’s why it’s…

Find out what written expert reviews are, how Wellcome chooses expert reviewers, and how expert reviews help us make funding decisions. Get advice on how to do an expert…